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April 15, 2019

Just Awful In Paris

On the life/lemonade spectrum, no one was hurt and this will give France, and much of the world, an opportunity to unite for a worthy cause. I don't know how much expertise the US can contribute but we will surely pitch in.

Furthermore:

A French firefighter official told reporters the main structure of the cathedral has been saved and the two iconic main towers are intact and have been saved as well.

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"I've served in public office since 2005," he said. "I do my best to contribute to the success of my community, my state and now, of my country. There are ways that I do this that are measurable. And there are ways that I do this that are immeasurable."

O'Rourke added there were some charities they donated to which they hadn't recorded and itemized to write off on their taxes. He went on to say he was sacrificing at that moment by being out on the campaign trail rather than home with his family.

Boy, this guy and Mayor Pete can vie with each other fof the most self-centered and sanctimonious.

Congrats Hoyden for 30 years of discipline. I’ve never had a drinking problem nor have I smoked cigarettes but when I was in the Army I dipped Skoal. I dipped so much my gums were starting to recede. I quit cold turkey after my son was born because I didn’t want him to see me dipping. That was over 18 years ago and not one day has gone by that I haven’t thought about putting a dip in.

From a computer security email I subscribe too.
Note the link to find out what Goog collects on you and how to adjust settings to minimize the collection and improve your privacy.

Law Enforcement Can Use Warrants to Get Device Location Data from Google
(April 13, 2019)
Google’s Sensorvault database contains location data for hundreds of millions of devices all over the world. Law enforcement officials have been using warrants to obtain information from Sensorvault in an effort to identify suspects in crimes. Sensorvault holds data from a Google Location History, a function which is not enabled by default, though some services, like traffic alerts, prompt users to enable it. Law enforcement officials have been seeking data from Sensorvault about devices in the vicinity at the time of a crime. While the initial data Google provides are anonymized, once law enforcement has analyzed movements patterns and reduced devices of interest to a smaller number, Google provides law enforcement with the information of the owners of those devices.

Editor's Note

[Pescatore]
Several issues here. SANS instructor Heather Mahalik did a great talk at the SANS keynote threat panel at the RSA conference on how much information cloud service providers, using Google as the prime example, collect on you. You can go to myactivity.google.com to get an idea, and at myaccount.google.com you can disable web/app activity, location history, voice recording and other “this will improve your experience” type services. At the law enforcement level, there is a long history of not even needing warrants to get called/calling number data because the courts ruled that the individual “…voluntarily conveyed numerical information to the telephone company” So, if you voluntarily click to enable those services, you have essentially given permission – at least in the US, in Europe GDPR is pickier. Bottom: make an informed decision, check those settings.

"is it safe to assume he is just claiming to be a Christian like Obama and other pro-Marxist Democrats have done just to improve his chances of getting elected?"

At last, an assumption we can share! Apparently, he also believes his own profession of faith gives him license to attack the faith of his opposition. How very convenient. I wonder what demographic he believes he's appealing to (aside from an "adoring" media).

BTW anyone interested in the history of Communism in the US should read the works of John Earl Haynes. If you have never heard of him that is because the Communists that have taken over academia were successful at suppressing his works. He was a traditional anti-Communist liberal in the vein of JFK. He was the historian for the Library of Congress when the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union collapsed. This allowed the Library of Congress to acquire official KGB documents that confirmed how successful the Soviets had been infiltrating Soviet moles throughout the US government going back decades. In other words, the KGB documents confirmed Senator McCarthy was on the right track and thus had to be destroyed. Haynes documented all of this in some of his last works before he died.

Tom R - thanks for your response, re: one percent. I think it's a little higher than that, but my main point is it's an outcome that would have to be factored however remote the chance; whereas a zero percent chance would eliminate it from consideration.

30 years! Congratulations! That is absolutely wonderful, and for anyone thinking maybe a change is in order, proof positive that there's life (and adventure!) on the other side. What a happy day, for you and those who care about you too.

I finally got tired of taking showers at the marina and called the plumber this morning. I came downstairs a minute ago and asked him 'Do you think it's just one thermostat or both?' Hahaha!! I felt like such a manly-man. :)

US Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday struck down a decision allowing some asylum seekers to request release on bond in front of an immigration judge - a decision that expands 'indefinite detention' for migrants, some of whom must wait months or years for their cases to be heard.

Dershowitz is a Democrat and it appears to be a fact that he visited Epstein’s residence in New York. Regardless of what Dershowitz actually did while he was at Epstein’s house, it appears his fellow Democrats are trying to punish him for his legal defense of Trump on the Russian collusion case.